writing
super summer swap
Calling all moms (and dads) withlittle kids at home this summer!!(That would be almost everyone I know. . . ) Looking for a fun and worthwhile activity for your children? ...
traveling writing centers
Since last fall, I’ve had little writing centers in both Maddy and Owen’s bedrooms, and I’ve really been surprised at how well they’ve worked out. It is rare if either ...
color mixing, color carving
So funny how some days work out. With a dragging mom after a DC Metro Moms night out, and with three runny-nosed kids and another rainy day, we brightened our ...
owen’s got grip!
No joke! My boy finally found his grip! It’s taken a while, and over the last few months, I’ve researched (our friends at HWT do have great ideas), tried slip-on ...
water painting
Today was gorgeous outside, so after the kids had played for a while, helped their dad with yardwork, and played some more, I brought out some paintbrushes and water. We ...
squirrel sticks
We have crazy squirrels in our backyard, ones who have tried repeatedly and failed repeatedly to make a nest in our now-infamous swing tree. Each time their nest fails, a ...
white board writing
For some reason, all of the students I have ever worked with have always loved using dry erase markers and white boards, and the same has proven true with my ...
S.T.A.M.P. D.A.Y.
At a garage sale years ago, I paid a woman $5 for what seemed like every single stamp that had ever been made; she was moving, was tired of stamping, ...
crayon color list? check!
Another snowy winter day had us stuck indoors once again, but our morning was made a bit brighter by the tin of Crayola crayons that my mom pulled out for ...
wikki stix and crayon bits. . .
Saturday is our swim class morning. After a well-orchestrated drop-off/swim/switch kids/swim more/ dry-off & change/ switch again routine that my husband and I have down to a science, I ended ...
